The Monitor., 1887-09-02
THE.BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
Facts and Figures Alike Intercsfin;
ana Instructive.

Facts and Figures Alike Interesting
ana Instructive.
The latest reports of the Bureau of Sta
tistics, just issued, give some interesting
facts about the commerce of the year which
ended June 30. 1t shows that the United
of the world last year, s703, 900, 900 worth
of our productions, or about $4,000, 900
worth of sales per day the year round.
This is about $40, 100000 more than the
preceding year. That this is eminently an
agricultural country is easy to see from
the most casual examination of the details
of exports. OF the $703, 600, 600 worth of
exports, S523, 600, 900 were agricultural pro-
ducts. Cotton, breadstuffs and meats are
the main articles on which this 1923, 900, 900
was raised. Cotton is stlN king, for that
alone brought 1920, 100000 into this country
from abroad-s204, 00O, 900 of it for the raw
cotton and $4,000, 900 for the manufactur-
ed article. Breadstuffs brought S155, ,000,-
000 and meats and dairy products 592, 000,-
900. People think there is a good deal of
manufacturing in this country, but that is
a small thing beside the products of agri-
culture. The exports of manufacturers
only amounted to s135, 900, 900 in value, or
less than two-thirds of the value of cotton
exported and less than the export Of bread
stuffs. The humble farmer may hold up
his head with just pride, for he supplies not
alone the sustenance for this nation of co.
900, 900 people, but brings 81 900 every min
ute of the year. day and night of foreign
money into this country in exchange for
his products.
Where does it come from is asked. OF
the s206, 900, 900 worth of unmanufactured
cotton se:lt abroad, s12S, 900. 900 worth went
to Great Britain and about $5, 900, 900 each
to France and Germany. OF the sol, 000,-
600 worth of flour, $35,00o,000 went to
Great Britain and Ireland OF the 800, 000-
900 of wheat s4s, 100000 went to Great
Britain and Ireland OF the $40, 100000
worth of corn s1S, 900, 900 went to the same
countries. or the $165, 900, 060 worth of
meats and living products, one-third went
scattered far and wide. Great Britain and
Ireland are the best consumers in nearly
all expectations. In list of twenty five
principal articles of export Great Britain
and Ireland head the list of those purchas-
ing from the United States in twenty of the
twenty-five articles in question, and usu-
ally take Lhree-fourths of the entire amount
exported There are few cases in which
other countries are better customers. In
the article of coal oil, for instance, Ger
many takes more than Great Britain and
Ireland In manufacturers or cotton China
takes seven times as much as England. In
fact China is by far our best customer in
the sale of manufactured cotton. In agri-
cultural implements the Argentine Repub-
lie takes more than Great Britain. OF the
a703, 000,0 900 worth of productions sent
abroad last year over one-half went to
Great Britain and Ireland. Of the $780,
900, 900 worth of agricultural products
that Great Britain imported last year, they
took more than one-half from the United
States.
Although the farming products formed
a very large part of the value of goods ship
ped abroad last year, the number and va
riety of articles entering into the list of ex-
portations is something astonishing. There
are mowers, and reapers, and plows, and
cultivators, ETC., to the value of millions
of dollars. There are $40, 900, 900 worth of
live animals, of which s9,0o0000 were
cattle. There are candles, and cars, and
carriages, sausage castings, $500, 900 worth
of the latter delectable article alone. OF
dried apples there were over $500, 600 worth,
and of green apples over 81, 1000, 600. OF
rags there were over 4, 0000 900 pounds. OF
butter there were 12, 000,00 and of cheese,
81 ,000 900 pounds. Alcohol and whisky
and that sort of stuff were in very little de-
mand for the total value of spirits sent
abroad was less than 100000, against
SO, 500, 900 the preceding year.